A paper that examines best practices for improving soil health over time has been recognized as outstanding by the American Society of Agronomy, or ASA. The paper, spearheaded by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station resident faculty and MSU ... Read More
Discovery of frogs ‘back from the dead’ welcome news amid amphibian declines
Findings from new research conducted by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers in partnership with scientists and communities in Ecuador stand in contrast to the increasingly frequent news about species extinctions—showing that ... Read More
Cereal rye trials can help growers decide which varieties to grow for end use in distilled spirits
A recently published article based on a multi-year study aims to help growers and distillers select the best rye varieties for Michigan crops. A team of scientists at Michigan State University, including Brook Wilke, associate director of ... Read More
Robertson honored by LTAR Network for local, national contributions
Phil Robertson, Michigan State University Distinguished Professor of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, is the recipient of two awards from the U.S. Long-term Agroecosystem Research Network, or ... Read More
A little prairie can go a long way: Increasing biodiversity in agricultural lands
One of our most urgent challenges is squaring the need to produce enough food for a global population with addressing the loss of biodiversity that results from converting land for agricultural use. But recent findings from W.K. Kellogg ... Read More
KBS postdoc Mittan wins 2022 W.D. Hamilton Award of the Society for the Study of Evolution
A recent talk by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station postdoctoral research associate Cinnamon Mittan has garnered praise and an award for outstanding work. Mittan's talk,"Adaptation during range expansion: A phylogenetic, population ... Read More
Wide-ranging study explores ‘evolution’s solutions to growing old’
The most comprehensive study of aging and longevity to date showed that turtles, salamanders and crocodilians (an order that includes crocodiles, alligators and caimans) have particularly slow aging rates and extended lifespans for their ... Read More
Integrated approach to land management unexpectedly boosts U.S. climate mitigation capacity
Nature-based climate solutions like storing carbon in trees and soil are key climate change mitigation strategies, as is bioenergy coupled with geologic carbon storage. A new study from KBS faculty member and Michigan State University ... Read More
Conner among small cohort of 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award honorees
Jeffrey K. Conner, professor of plant biology in Michigan State University's College of Natural Science, resident faculty researcher at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, and former interim director at KBS, has been honored with a 2022 ... Read More
Genetic rescue to the rescue: Conservation and education in action
"Genetic rescue" is a term that might sound at home in a sci-fi fantasy novel to the unfamiliar. On the contrary, it’s a technique quite grounded in real-world science and is a management strategy that can be used to conserve ... Read More
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